COMET 2007 W1 (Boattini) - PHOTOS AND OBSERVATIONS

Possum Observatory - John Drummond, New Zealand

The following are images I took of it with an SBIG STL11000M CCD and 16" (41cm) Newtonian.

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	Date (UT): Scope: Camera: Exposures: NOTES:	Saturday 28.70 June 2008 (UT) 41cm (16") @ f5.2 Meade Newtonian SBIG STL11000M CCD camera (~1dx0.6d)) 1min - 16 x lum-1x1,8 x rgb, 2x2, -30c Comet is about mag 5
	Date (UT): Scope: Camera: Exposures: NOTES:	Friday 30.29-34 May 2008 (UT) 20cm (8") f4.6 Vixen Newtonian SBIG STL11000M CCD camera 1 minute subs - 16 x lum-1x1,8 x rgb-2x2-30c North = left, East = down (~1.5° x 1.0°))
	Date (UT): Scope: Camera: Exposures: NOTES:	Friday 04.37 April 2008 (UT) 41cm (16") f4.5 Meade Newtonian SBIG STL11000M CCD camera (~1dx0.6d)) 41cm@f5,2-1min-5lum-1x1,3rgb-2x2-25c Comet is about mag 10 (as at 4 April 2008)

EPHEMERIDES - for NZST (12 hours ahead of UT). Mag very approximate...

Boattini (C/2007 W1)
Date RA declination mag
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30 May 2008 19:03:49 08h20m16.90s -25 26' 14.8" 6.3 Pup
2 Jun 2008 19:03:49 07h54m33.95s -25 14' 34.1" 6.1 Pup
5 Jun 2008 19:03:49 07h26m05.61s -24 36' 51.0" 5.9 CMa
8 Jun 2008 19:03:49 06h55m19.38s -23 25' 03.7" 5.7 CMa
11 Jun 2008 19:03:49 06h23m15.32s -21 33' 48.7" 5.6 CMa
14 Jun 2008 19:03:49 05h51m20.18s -19 03' 30.5" 5.5 Lep
17 Jun 2008 19:03:49 05h21m06.73s -16 01' 44.4" 5.5 Lep
20 Jun 2008 19:03:49 04h53m49.51s -12 41' 17.3" 5.6 Eri
23 Jun 2008 19:03:49 04h30m09.97s -09 15' 51.5" 5.7 Eri
26 Jun 2008 19:03:49 04h10m17.01s -05 56' 23.3" 5.8 Eri
29 Jun 2008 19:03:49 03h53m56.44s -02 49' 37.1" 6.0 Eri
2 Jul 2008 19:03:49 03h40m41.89s +00 01' 27.2" 6.2 Tau
5 Jul 2008 19:03:49 03h30m03.12s +02 36' 22.2" 6.4 Tau
8 Jul 2008 19:03:49 03h21m31.06s +04 56' 02.5" 6.6 Cet
11 Jul 2008 19:03:49 03h14m39.84s +07 01' 57.1" 6.8 Cet
14 Jul 2008 19:03:49 03h09m07.26s +08 55' 41.3" 7.1 Cet
17 Jul 2008 19:03:49 03h04m34.55s +10 38' 44.5" 7.3 Ari
20 Jul 2008 19:03:49 03h00m45.96s +12 12' 24.7" 7.5 Ari
23 Jul 2008 19:03:49 02h57m28.28s +13 37' 48.0" 7.8 Ari
26 Jul 2008 19:03:49 02h54m30.42s +14 55' 48.2" 8.0 Ari
29 Jul 2008 19:03:49 02h51m43.02s +16 07' 09.1" 8.2 Ari
1 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h48m58.27s +17 12' 25.3" 8.4 Ari
4 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h46m09.91s +18 12' 04.5" 8.6 Ari
7 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h43m12.98s +19 06' 28.5" 8.8 Ari
10 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h40m03.67s +19 55' 53.2" 9.0 Ari
13 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h36m39.00s +20 40' 29.8" 9.2 Ari
16 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h32m56.77s +21 20' 25.0" 9.4 Ari
19 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h28m55.42s +21 55' 42.0" 9.6 Ari
22 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h24m34.00s +22 26' 20.8" 9.7 Ari
25 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h19m52.17s +22 52' 19.0" 9.9 Ari
28 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h14m50.30s +23 13' 33.5" 10.1 Ari
31 Aug 2008 19:03:49 02h09m29.60s +23 30' 01.3" 10.3 Ari
3 Sep 2008 19:03:49 02h03m52.15s +23 41' 41.8" 10.4 Ari
6 Sep 2008 19:03:49 01h58m00.77s +23 48' 37.0" 10.6 Ari
9 Sep 2008 19:03:49 01h51m58.77s +23 50' 52.5" 10.7 Ari
12 Sep 2008 19:03:49 01h45m49.78s +23 48' 37.2" 10.9 Psc
15 Sep 2008 19:03:49 01h39m37.64s +23 42' 04.1" 11.1 Psc